Jobs Talks Trash

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Jobs Talks Trash

Steve Jobs jabbed back Thursday at environmental activists who claim Apple Computer churns out "toxic trash." The unconventional CEO even pulled out the profanity to pummel the protesters verbally. "They have good taste in picking the iPod, but that doesn't make their false statements true,'' Jobs said at a shareholders meeting. "To say we're insensitive or irresponsible is just bullshit." About a dozen members of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition picketed outside the gathering at Apple's California headquarters, some dressed as iPods and toting signs that trashed the company's environmental record. While the group obviously caught Jobs' attention, it has failed to capture his ear. "He has refused to meet with us,'' said Gopal Dayaneni, the coalition's program director.– Lewis Wallace